BERKELEY'S NEWS • SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Dharma Galang
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City
JULY 10, 2023
City council passes ‘FARM’ initiative, leads the way for food resilience
Berkeley City Council unanimously passed the Berkeley Food Utility and Access Resilience Measure, or FARM, on June 27, expanding on the city’s goal of creating new approaches to address food insecurity.
City
JULY 10, 2023
City council passes ‘FARM’ initiative, leads the way for food resilience
Berkeley City Council unanimously passed the Berkeley Food Utility and Access Resilience Measure, or FARM, on June 27, expanding on the city’s goal of creating new approaches to address food insecurity.
Free Speech 2023
APRIL 13, 2023
‘A political act’: Activists use food as medium for advocacy
Through various programs attempting to address Berkeley’s food insecurity, organizations both on and off campus utilize their advocacy to highlight issues in the greater food system.
Free Speech 2023
APRIL 13, 2023
‘A political act’: Activists use food as medium for advocacy
Through various programs attempting to address Berkeley’s food insecurity, organizations both on and off campus utilize their advocacy to highlight issues in the greater food system.
Communities
MARCH 14, 2023
Homemade Cafe 'Everybody Eats' program feeds those in need
To tackle food insecurity, the city of Berkeley has several establishments that provide groceries to those in need of assistance.
Communities
MARCH 14, 2023
Homemade Cafe 'Everybody Eats' program feeds those in need
To tackle food insecurity, the city of Berkeley has several establishments that provide groceries to those in need of assistance.
Communities
MAY 03, 2022
‘Service based on love’: Religious group donates to Berkeley Food Pantry
The Berkeley Center of the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi, or M.T.O., Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism donated supplies to the Berkeley Food Pantry on Monday in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
Communities
MAY 03, 2022
‘Service based on love’: Religious group donates to Berkeley Food Pantry
The Berkeley Center of the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi, or M.T.O., Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism donated supplies to the Berkeley Food Pantry on Monday in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
City
DECEMBER 05, 2021
‘Neighbors helping neighbors’: Berkeley organizations help during holidays
Institutions from around the city of Berkeley are providing assistance to those in need this holiday season — filling hearts, minds and stomachs.
City
DECEMBER 05, 2021
‘Neighbors helping neighbors’: Berkeley organizations help during holidays
Institutions from around the city of Berkeley are providing assistance to those in need this holiday season — filling hearts, minds and stomachs.
Basic Needs 2021
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Food insecurity climbs among Bay Area college students as COVID-19 pandemic continues
More than 40% of college students have experienced food insecurity in some form or fashion, according to Feeding America — however, a vast number of food shortage cases fly under the radar due to embarrassment many feel about their situation.
Basic Needs 2021
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Food insecurity climbs among Bay Area college students as COVID-19 pandemic continues
More than 40% of college students have experienced food insecurity in some form or fashion, according to Feeding America — however, a vast number of food shortage cases fly under the radar due to embarrassment many feel about their situation.
City
JULY 26, 2021
Not everything is back to normal at Berkeley Food Pantry sites
At Berkeley Food Network’s onsite pantry, clients visited 1,600 times a week in February 2020. This number increased to 5,000 in April of the same year, and has since remained constant, according to Berkeley Food Network, or BFN, office manager Erika Larson.
City
JULY 26, 2021
Not everything is back to normal at Berkeley Food Pantry sites
At Berkeley Food Network’s onsite pantry, clients visited 1,600 times a week in February 2020. This number increased to 5,000 in April of the same year, and has since remained constant, according to Berkeley Food Network, or BFN, office manager Erika Larson.
City
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Berkeley food organizations work to combat food insecurity during holiday season
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, so does the number of people with food insecurity, a reality Berkeley food organizations have been working to combat during the holiday season.
City
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Berkeley food organizations work to combat food insecurity during holiday season
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, so does the number of people with food insecurity, a reality Berkeley food organizations have been working to combat during the holiday season.
City
MAY 22, 2020
Food banks, pantries face increasing demands in Berkeley
Food banks and pantries serving the Berkeley area have seen an increase in demand for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
City
MAY 22, 2020
Food banks, pantries face increasing demands in Berkeley
Food banks and pantries serving the Berkeley area have seen an increase in demand for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communities
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
'Life as a potluck': Berkeley holds community dinners during Thanksgiving
In addition to the turkey and a box of produce, the families received $40 grocery store gift cards provided by the UCPD police officers' union, University Village management and UCPD, according to a press release. A group of UCPD officers, Cal Dining staff, housing managers and campus administrators delivered the donations Nov. 16.
Communities
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
'Life as a potluck': Berkeley holds community dinners during Thanksgiving
In addition to the turkey and a box of produce, the families received $40 grocery store gift cards provided by the UCPD police officers' union, University Village management and UCPD, according to a press release. A group of UCPD officers, Cal Dining staff, housing managers and campus administrators delivered the donations Nov. 16.
